Remembering Lou Ottens - the inventor of cassettes
Ottens, an engineer who invited the concept of the cassette tape in the early 1960s and later helped develop compact discs, died Saturday at 94.
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Ottens, an engineer who invited the concept of the cassette tape in the early 1960s and later helped develop compact discs, died Saturday at 94.
Where would we be without tape trading?
The inventor of the cassette tape, Lou Ottens, has passed away, according to De Telegraaf. He was 94 years old. Ottens started working at Philips in
Lou Ottens, audio engineer with Philips who invented the compact cassette tape – obituary
Lou Ottens death: Inventor of the ‘revolutionary’ cassette tape dies aged 94 Alice Hutton © Provided by The Independent The pioneering Dutch engineer who spear-headed the invention of the “revolutionary” cassette tape and CD that brought music to the masses has died aged 94. Born in The Netherlands in 1926, Lou Ottens started his love affair with technology by building a radio for his family during the Second World War so they could try to listen to broadcasts during the Nazi occupation. By 1963 the 37-year-old was head of product development for the Dutch-based tech...